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iPhone 16. Are some services optional?


 

We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
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Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

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I know the feeling. I want to know if AI can be avoided, too.?

You still have to have an unlock pin and know it with Face ID, so other than someone using that to open the phone while you are not in control, is a lesser issue. I have ApplePay set to require the pin.?

Brent

On my iPhone Xr

On Apr 15, 2025, at 13:39, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

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We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

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To disable Face ID on an iPhone 16, you can?go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode and then toggle off the options you want to disable.?For example, you can turn off iPhone Unlock or iTunes & App Store purchases.?To completely disable Face ID, you can reset it in the same settings menu.?

To disable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone 16,?go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and toggle the switch next to "Apple Intelligence" to the off position.?Confirm your choice by tapping "Turn Off Apple Intelligence".?This will disable all features powered by Apple Intelligence,?.?

Pat

On Apr 15, 2025, at 2:39?PM, Steve Bee via groups.io <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

When are you going to get that 16e? Is it out? Will it cost $9000? I've been waiting for it.
Barbara

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 04:39:08 PM EDT, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:


We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

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You are not required to enable these features. Neither will be turned on when you start using your device. The data associated with them are stored locally on the device, so there’s no way to have that exist before you power it on.

That said, I highly recommend using Face ID because it’s more efficient and secure most of the time. Again, no clouds involved here.

On Apr 15, 2025, at 13:39, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:

We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

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The 16e is available now: ?

Pat

On Apr 15, 2025, at 6:29?PM, Barbara Mende via groups.io <barbara@...> wrote:

When are you going to get that 16e? Is it out? Will it cost $9000? I've been waiting for it.
Barbara

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 04:39:08 PM EDT, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:


We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...


 

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My wife got a 16e a few weeks ago ?Nice phone. ?A good upgrade from her 13.

Dutch

On Apr 16, 2025, at 8:50?AM, Pat Taylor via groups.io <pat412@...> wrote:

The 16e is available now: ?

Pat

On Apr 15, 2025, at 6:29?PM, Barbara Mende via groups.io <barbara@...> wrote:

When are you going to get that 16e? Is it out? Will it cost $9000? I've been waiting for it.
Barbara

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 04:39:08 PM EDT, Steve Bee <buytcfhe@...> wrote:


We have a couple of old iPhones. I am going to get one iPhone 16e (probably). My question is;
are face recognition & artificial "intelligence" optional? Can they be turned off?
?
Please, let us not get into a long back and forth about why or why not one should use these services.
Let us first hear from some people who might know the answer to the my actual question.
?
Steve
PS. Sorry but, I am finally that cranky old man ...